この次の例は、blockquote 要素と一緒に cite 要素を使ったものを示しています：

<p>His next piece was the aptly named <cite>Sonnet 130</cite>:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://quotes.example.org/s/sonnet130.html">
  <p>My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun,<br>
  Coral is far more red, than her lips red,<br>
  ...

この例は、掲示板の投稿で、どのように blockquote を使うことができるのかを示しています。ユーザーがどの投稿に返信したのかがわかります。スレッドをマークアップするために、article 要素が各投稿に使われています。

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 <h1><a href="http://bacon.example.com/?blog=109431">Bacon on a crowbar</a></h1>
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  <header><strong>t3yw</strong> 12 points 1 hour ago</header>
  <p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p>
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   <header><strong>greg</strong> 8 points 1 hour ago</header>
   <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
   <p>Dude narwhals don't eat bacon.</p>
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    <header><strong>t3yw</strong> 15 points 1 hour ago</header>
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     <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
     <p>Dude narwhals don't eat bacon.</p>
    </blockquote>
    <p>Next thing you'll be saying they don't get capes and wizard
    hats either!</p>
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      <header><strong>boing</strong> -5 points 1 hour ago</header>
      <p>narwhals are worse than ceiling cat</p>
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   <header><strong>fred</strong> 1 points 23 minutes ago</header>
   <blockquote><p>I bet a narwhal would love that.</p></blockquote>
   <p>I bet they'd love to peel a banana too.</p>
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この例は、短い抜粋に対して blockquote を使っています。blockquote 要素の中で p 要素を使う必要がない例を示しています。

<p>He began his list of "lessons" with the following:</p>
<blockquote>One should never assume that his side of 
the issue will be recognized, let alone that it will 
be conceded to have merits.</blockquote>
<p>He continued with a number of similar points, ending with:</p>
<blockquote>Finally, one should be prepared for the threat 
of breakdown in negotiations at any given moment and not 
be cowed by the possiblity.</blockquote>
<p>We shall now discuss these points...